Research in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Res. Pharm. Biotech.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2324
  • DOI: 10.5897/RPB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 43

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical fingerprints of five crude extracts obtained from indigenous medicinal plants of Uganda

Esther Katuura
  • Esther Katuura
  • Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Godfrey Sande Bossa
  • Godfrey Sande Bossa
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala Uganda.
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Paul Waako
  • Paul Waako
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala Uganda.
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Jasper Ogwal Okeng
  • Jasper Ogwal Okeng
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala Uganda.
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  •  Received: 27 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 30 November 2017
  •  Published: 31 December 2017

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